in the family

Example Sentences

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Will it give you a higher status in the family?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Justman is a senior and the youngest girl in the family.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

"Unfortunately, my dad had died in 1996, but it was still nice to have them back in the family where they belong," he said.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Take it from someone who knows — it’s the odd ones out in the family who have the best chance of winning at life.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

It was now more than seven years since I lived with him in the family of my old master, on Colonel Lloyd’s plantation.

From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass